Reid Lives in Fantasy World as he blames GOP

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is accusing Republicans of undermining national security, saying GOP filibusters of White House nominees are leaving critical posts empty at the State Department and Department of Homeland Security.

In caustic opening remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday morning, Reid said Republicans are playing "games" while the nation remains under terrorist threat.

“Republicans have repeatedly asked fearful families to put their concerns on hold while they score political points and play partisan games," Reid said.

The majority leader, who is increasingly frustrated with his chamber's inability to confirm certain White House nominees, says Republicans have "exploited" and "abused" the rules of the Senate to grind the government to a halt.

"When a young Nigerian terrorist boarded an airplane bound for America on Christmas Day, there was no permanent boss at the TSA — the agency created after 9/11 specifically to keep air travel safe. When he tried to blow up that plane, the top positions at both of the intelligence agencies within the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security were similarly empty," Reid said. “Why? Because Republican senators refuse to let this body hold a vote on the highly capable people the president has asked to serve in those roles."

Reid listed names of what he deems as four "exceptionally qualified" nominees that have been blocked, including the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness; the assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research; the under secretary of homeland security for intelligence and analysis and the U.S. representative to the Conference on Disarmament.

Republicans also successfully filibustered the nomination of Erroll Southers to run the TSA — and he later pulled his name from consideration last month.

"For political reasons, a handful of Republican senators are standing between these experts and their offices," Reid said. "And that means they are also standing between the American people and their security.

But Republicans claim the blame for the lag in nominee confirmation falls squarely on Reid's shoulders, since he makes the Senate schedule. - Politico Story

Reid is full of sh@%!!!! He is the man in charge and his party have for the last year and currently still does hold a fillibuster proof majority. So if someone is being held up, it is due to his own party. They can override anything that the GOP does if they want to.

You have to understand why this guy is in the fight of his life to try and keep his job.